Conservation Reserves
(Photo: V.B. Mathur, Asan Wetland, Uttarakhand)
What is Conservation Reserves
Conservation reserves and community reserves in India are terms denoting protected areas of India which typically act as buffer zones to or connectors and migration corridors between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests of India. Such areas are designated as conservation areas if they are uninhabited and completely owned by the Government of India but used for subsistence by communities and community areas if part of the lands are privately owned.
These protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002 − the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. These categories were added because of reduced protection in and around existing or proposed protected areas due to private ownership of land, and land use.
List of Conservation Reserves (July, 2019)
| State |
S.No. |
Name of State/ Protected Area |
Year of Establishment |
Area (km2) |
| Gujarat |
1 |
Chharidhandh Con R |
2008 |
227 |
| Haryana |
1 |
Bir Bara Ban Con R |
2007 |
4.19 |
| Haryana |
2 |
Saraswati Plantation Con R |
2007 |
44.53 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
1 |
Darlaghat Con R |
2013 |
0.67 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
2 |
Shilli Con R |
2013 |
1.49 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
3 |
Shri Naina Devi Con R |
2013 |
17.01 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
1 |
Ajas (WL) Con R |
1945 |
1 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
2 |
Ajas Con R |
1945 |
48 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
3 |
Bahu Con R |
1981 |
19.75 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
4 |
Boodh Karbu Con R |
1981 |
12 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
5 |
Brain-Nishat Con R |
1945 |
15.75 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
6 |
Chatlam, Pampore (WL) Con R |
1970 |
0.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
7 |
Gharana (WL) Con R |
1981 |
0.75 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
8 |
Hokera (Ramsar Site) (WL) Con R |
1945 |
13.75 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
9 |
Hygam (WL) Con R |
1945 |
7.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
10 |
Jawahar Tunnel Con R |
1981 |
18 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
11 |
Khanagund Con R |
1945 |
15 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
12 |
Khimber/Dara/Sharazbal Con R |
1945 |
34 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
13 |
Khiram Con R |
1945 |
15.75 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
14 |
Khonmoh Con R |
1945 |
67 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
15 |
Khrew Con R |
1945 |
50.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
16 |
Kukarian (WL) Con R |
1981 |
24.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
17 |
Malgam (WL) Con R |
1970 |
4.5 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
18 |
Manibugh (WL) Con R |
1970 |
4.5 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
19 |
Mirgund (WL) Con R |
1970 |
4 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
20 |
Naganari Con R |
1981 |
22.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
21 |
Nanga (WL) Con R |
1981 |
15.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
22 |
Narkara (WL) Con R |
1991 |
3.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
23 |
Norrichain (WL) Con R |
1981 |
2 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
24 |
Panyar Con R |
1945 |
10 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
25 |
Pargwal (WL) Con R |
1981 |
49.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
26 |
Sabu Con R |
1981 |
15 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
27 |
Sangral-Asa Chak (WL) Con R |
1981 |
7 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
28 |
Shallabugh (WL) Con R |
1945 |
16 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
29 |
Shikargah Con R |
1945 |
15.5 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
30 |
Sudhmahadev Con R |
1981 |
142.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
31 |
Thein (WL) Con R |
1981 |
19 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
32 |
Tsomoiri (Ramsar Site) (WL) Con R |
1981 |
120 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
33 |
Wangat/Chatergul Con R |
1945 |
12 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
34 |
Zaloora, Harwan Con R |
1970 |
25.25 |
| Karnataka |
1 |
Aghanashini Con R |
2011 |
299.52 |
| Karnataka |
2 |
Ankasamudra Birds Con R |
2017 |
0.9826 |
| Karnataka |
3 |
Banakapur Con R |
2006 |
0.5627 |
| Karnataka |
4 |
Basur Amruth Mahal Kaval Con R |
2011 |
7.37 |
| Karnataka |
5 |
Bedthi Con R |
2011 |
57.3 |
| Karnataka |
6 |
Hornbill Con R |
2011 |
52.5 |
| Karnataka |
7 |
Jayamangali Blackbuck Con R |
2007 |
3.2328 |
| Karnataka |
8 |
Kappathagudda Con R |
2015 |
178.72 |
| Karnataka |
9 |
Magadi Kere Con R |
2015 |
0.54 |
| Karnataka |
10 |
Melapura Bee Eater Bird Con R |
2015 |
0.0318 |
| Karnataka |
11 |
Puttenahalli Lake Birds Con R |
2015 |
0.15 |
| Karnataka |
12 |
Shalmale Riparian Bio-system Con R |
2012 |
4.89 |
| Karnataka |
13 |
Thimlapura Con R |
2016 |
17.38 |
| Karnataka |
14 |
Thungabhadra Otter Con R |
2015 |
20 |
| Karnataka |
15 |
Ummathur Con R |
2017 |
6.08 |
| Maharashtra |
1 |
Anjneri Con R |
2017 |
5.69 |
| Maharashtra |
2 |
Bhorkada Con R |
2008 |
3.49 |
| Maharashtra |
3 |
Kolamarka Con R |
2013 |
180.72 |
| Maharashtra |
4 |
Mamdapur Con R |
2014 |
54.46 |
| Maharashtra |
5 |
Muktai Bhavani Con R |
2014 |
122.74 |
| Maharashtra |
6 |
Toranmal Con R |
2016 |
93.42 |
| Punjab |
1 |
Beas River Con R |
2017 |
0 |
| Punjab |
2 |
Rakh Sarai Amanat Khan Con R |
2010 |
4.95 |
| Punjab |
3 |
Ranjit Sagar Con R |
2017 |
18.65 |
| Punjab |
4 |
Ropar Wetland Con R |
2017 |
2.11 |
| Rajasthan |
1 |
Bir Jhunjhunu Con R |
2012 |
10.4748 |
| Rajasthan |
2 |
Bisalpur Con R |
2008 |
48.31 |
| Rajasthan |
3 |
Gogelao Con R |
2012 |
3.58 |
| Rajasthan |
4 |
Gudha Bisnoiyan Con R |
2011 |
2.32 |
| Rajasthan |
5 |
Khetri Bansyal
|
2019 |
70.18 |
| Rajasthan |
6 |
Jawai Bandh Leopard Con R |
2013 |
19.7858 |
| Rajasthan |
7 |
Jor Beed Gadwala Bikaner Con R |
2008 |
56.47 |
| Rajasthan |
8 |
Rotu Con R |
2012 |
0.7286 |
| Rajasthan |
9 |
Shakambhari Con R |
2012 |
131 |
| Rajasthan |
10 |
Sundha Mata Con R |
2008 |
117.4892 |
| Rajasthan |
11 |
Umedganj Bird Con R |
2012 |
2.7247 |
| Sikkim |
1 |
Sling Dong Fairreanum Orchid Con R |
2008 |
0.06 |
| Tamil Nadu |
1 |
Tiruppadaimarathur Con R |
2005 |
0.028 |
| Tamil Nadu |
2 |
Suchindrum-Theroor-Managudi Con R |
2015 |
4.85 |
| Uttarakhand |
1 |
Asan Wetland Con R |
2005 |
4.444 |
| Uttarakhand |
2 |
Jhilmil Jheel Con R |
2005 |
37.835 |
| Uttarakhand |
3 |
Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Con R |
2015 |
111.92 |
| Uttarakhand |
4 |
Pawalgarh Con R |
2012 |
58.25 |
| West Bengal |
1 |
Deul Con R |
2017 |
10.5 |
| West Bengal |
2 |
Garpanchkot Con R |
2017 |
1340.34 |
| West Bengal |
3 |
Hijli Con R |
2017 |
15.5 |
| West Bengal |
4 |
Mukutmanipur Con R |
2017 |
43.7 |
| West Bengal |
5 |
Tekonia Con R |
2017 |
5.87 |
Source: National Wildlife Database, Wildlife Institute of India